A revolution in the employment process of individuals with disabilities: Customized employment as the catalyst for system change

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Citron, Tod ^a   Brooks Lane, Nancy ^a   Crandell, Doug ^a   Brady, Kate ^a   Cooper, Michael ^a   Revell, Grant ^b  

^a Developmental Disabilities Services   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business within a business; Conversion; Customized employment; Individual development accounts; Individual training account; Job carving; Job creation; Job sharing; Micro loans; Negotiation; Organizational change; Resource ownership; Self employment; WIA one stop

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STAFF TRAINING; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WELFARE;

EID: 49549090181     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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